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Quest

The Scythe of Elune

Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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drodekirk+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Hope this makes things a little easier for someone... Balance is my druid's weakest spec. #1 is Guardian & #2 is Restoration. Some of the Scythe of Elune quests can be difficult - really difficult for someone who is not familiar with Balance. I wanted to do all four weapons so... I found that I could pick up and turn in quests in Balance spec and do the fighting in any spec. Cheating? Maybe... I did the quest "The Dark Riders" (hardest for me) in Guardian spec.

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BlooMunKy+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you don't turn this in straight away Valorn Stillbough will vanish after a very short time, also if you get DCed or get logged out from being AFK before turning this quest in the NPC wont be there when you log back in.

To solve this use Dreamwalk to teleport back to the Emerald Dreamway and go back through the Duskwood portal. He should be there then.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 10-45
LocationDuskwood, Emerald Dreamway, The Dreamgrove
CategoryArtifact
Quest ID40783

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(40783))

Requirements

ClassDruid

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

Description

I have received word that Tyrande herself has authorized the release of a great artifact, the Scythe of Elune, to aid our cause. Valorn Stillbough has agreed to give up the weapon, which he has kept as part of an investigation into the cursed worgen of Duskwood. I believe that you, champion, will be our best hope at wielding its power without succumbing to the animal rage that ebbs within. You must go to Duskwood, and take up the scythe against our foes!

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Duskwood Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Duskwood map showing where to go for The Scythe of EluneTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #47 48.9 34.3

Emerald Dreamway Objective area 1 mapped point
Emerald Dreamway map showing where to go for The Scythe of EluneObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #715 40.0 69.9

The Dreamgrove Objective area no plotted point

Coordinates

  • Turn-inDuskwood 48.9, 34.3/way #47 48.9 34.3
  • Objective areaDuskwood 48.9, 34.4/way #47 48.9 34.4
  • Objective areaEmerald Dreamway 40.0, 69.9/way #715 40.0 69.9

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Duskwood map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Duskwood, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Duskwood:

  • Darkshire, DuskwoodAlliance · about 800 yards east
  • Raven Hill, DuskwoodAlliance · about 850 yards south-west
  • Rebel Camp, Stranglethorn ValeAlliance · about 1,000 yards south
  • Bambala, StranglethornHorde · about 1,800 yards south

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money2 gold2 silver
Experience775 XP

Storyline

The Scythe of Elune

Part 1 of 8.

Next: Its Rightful Place

  1. 1The Scythe of Elune
  2. 2Its Rightful Place
  3. 3A Foe of the Dark
  4. 4Following the Curse
  5. 5Disturbing the Past
  6. 6The Deadwind Hunt
  7. 7The Dark Riders
  8. 8The Burden Borne

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Its Rightful PlaceLevel 10-45

    Though it goes against my better judgment, it is Tyrande's wish that the Scythe of Elune be brandished once more against the new Legion threat. It is a small comfort to see it wielded by a keeper of the balance, such as yourself.

The storyline at a glance

The Scythe of Elune has 8 steps, from The Scythe of Elune to The Burden Borne.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Deadwind Pass (4), Duskwood (2), Moonglade (1), Val'sharah (1).

Other storylines on the Duskwood map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.